Sea Fevers
‘Sea Fevers’ by Agnes Wathall is a thoughtful poem that uses sea-related imagery. With it, the poet depicts her speaker’s seclusion and emotions.
Agnes Wathall died in 2004 and published only one small book of poetry in her life. That collection, which includes her best-known poem, ‘Sea Fevers,’ is noted for its musicality. She was a wife, a mother, lived most of her life in Chicago, and attended the University of Illinois. Her only collection, A Trick of Light, was published in 1984.
‘Sea Fevers’ by Agnes Wathall is a thoughtful poem that uses sea-related imagery. With it, the poet depicts her speaker’s seclusion and emotions.